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[carlos]

OK.Mr.Osa: let's go on playing. Who was these fine
violinist? (almost forgotten now except for Harry Collier,
Rabin-Fun,I,and a few more)

[lukeottevanger]

Looks like Tossy Spivakovsky







but I only got it because of your filename, once again! Really, Carlos, you have to be more cunning!

having said that, I do have Spivakovsky's Sibelius Concerto and like it very much.

[carlos]

OK wiseguys; who was this fellow?

[Maciek]

It's the famous violinist called Din, no?

[George]

It's the famous violinist called Din, no?

Perhaps we can get back on topic? 

[Florestan]

OK wiseguys; who was this fellow?

Piece of cake: the one and only George Enescu!

[lukeottevanger]

Piece of cake: the one and only George Enescu!

Yep, can't fool us with a reference to Dinu  - you've seen that lovely photo of GE crowning a young DL with laurels, I presume?:



Enescu had a very distinctive face, I think - another set of great photos have him gurning various facial expressions of his Oedipe. Can't find that one online at the moment...

[George]

I asked you guys nicely...

[Florestan]

This dashing and defying young man is my son Luca-Alexandru, 2 yr 9 mo now, 2 yr 5 mo at the time of the picture.

[Karl Henning]

Handsome little devil 

[kishnevi]

Handsome little devil 

Yes! But it seems as if it was only a few months ago you announced his birth!  Is he a Piscean like me?


(And what happened to the avatar thread, with all the replies since 2007 apparently vanished?)

[Florestan]

Yes! But it seems as if it was only a few months ago you announced his birth!  Is he a Piscean like me?

Yes. Born March 17, 2013.

(And what happened to the avatar thread, with all the replies since 2007 apparently vanished?)

No idea. 

[kishnevi]

Yes. Born March 17, 2013.

So move to Ireland, and he'll think he's having the biggest birthday party in the world!

[Karl Henning]

So move to Ireland, and he'll think he's having the biggest birthday party in the world!

Or better yet, to Boston, where the city holiday is . . . Evacuation Day!

[Florestan]

George Enescu

[EigenUser]

Me, last Spring. I need a new/better picture, though.

[EigenUser]

Me, last Spring. I need a new/better picture, though.

Managed to get a better one. From early this morning.

[NikF2]

Managed to get a better one. From early this morning.

Look at you pulling there with your mixed grip - even if it's only employed for your work sets it's still good stuff.
And if you ever hear that guy mumbling about how it's putting you at risk of a biceps tear, then deadlift him out of sight and mind.

[EigenUser]

Look at you pulling there with your mixed grip - even if it's only employed for your work sets it's still good stuff.
And if you ever hear that guy mumbling about how it's putting you at risk of a biceps tear, then deadlift him out of sight and mind.

Mixed grip + liquid chalk = love

I've wanted to try using straps for deadlifts, but they aren't allowed in powerlifting competitions (at least not in the federation I joined) and I don't want to get in the habit (not that I have anything against them). I know if I do it once and see a significant difference then it will tempt me to use them more and more. I do have lifting straps because I use them for front squats. One time I even brought them with me to do deadlifts, but then I realized that I didn't know how to wrap them around the bar properly (probably for the better, anyway).

[NikF2]

Mixed grip + liquid chalk = love

I've wanted to try using straps for deadlifts, but they aren't allowed in powerlifting competitions (at least not in the federation I joined) and I don't want to get in the habit (not that I have anything against them). I know if I do it once and see a significant difference then it will tempt me to use them more and more. I do have lifting straps because I use them for front squats. One time I even brought them with me to do deadlifts, but then I realized that I didn't know how to wrap them around the bar properly (probably for the better, anyway).

First thing I noticed about your new avatar is the lack of socks - so you're obviously pulling that weight with consistently good form. You know what's been working for you and so you're right not to mess with it. Anyway, straps would make it less smooth when lowering the bar like the hammer blows in Mahler 6.